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That’s because computers allow researchers “to make discoveries that were previously not possible,” says Scott Humphries of MasPar Computer Corp. MasPar produces software for what is now known as computational biology: one program reads the chemical “letters” that spell out a mystery gene and compares them to sequences that spell out known genes, stored in a database. (Genes are made up of units designated A, T, G or C.) Finding a match is not simply a matter of holding up one string of A-T-G-C’s to others, explains Keith Robison, a graduate student in molecular biology at Harvard University....

But peering down from the top of the DaimlerChrysler building, one can’t help but spot something else: a giant scar in the earth. The vacant lot, just a stone’s throw from the Brandenburg Gate, is a reminder that Berlin is also a place where the past can never be erased. The site is to become the Berlin Holocaust Memorial, unified Germany’s first central monument to the annihilation of European Jewry directed a half century ago from this city by Hitler....

At the time, the white press in the area described the events as a race riot caused by former slaves and their progeny. Time soon revealed that it was in fact a coup d’état of the city’s elected government by white supremacists. The coup was led by Southern Democrats, who stoked the flames of racial unrest and not only overthrew the government but also banished opposition black and white leaders from Wilmington, destroyed homes and businesses owned by black citizens, and killed somewhere between 60 and 300 people....

Released in 2004 and 2006 respectively, the two Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth games took a lot of inspiration from other popular RTS games of the time, borrowing similar resource management systems as Age of Empires, and taking a lot of base-building and unit management cues from Warcraft. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth wasn’t the most original game, but it was a solid Middle-Earth RTS, and the current gaming market is missing one of those right now....

Ever since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate released, fan speculation has run rampant on who will be added to the game next. Some of those dreams have been fulfilled, with Banjo & Kazooie and Minecraft’s Steve being some of the most surprising additions. One fan request has yet to be fulfilled, however, and that is the Doom Guy from the recently rebooted Doom franchise. Doom Guy has been one of a handful of FPS characters that have been requested by a decent chunk of fans, but with the announcement of Kazuya, it’s becoming increasingly unlikely that Doom fans will get the representation they want in Ultimate....

My mother is now 74 years old, and caring for her is tough work. I help her with bathing, dressing, cooking, feeding, grocery shopping, picking up prescriptions, going to doctors appointments and making sure she takes her medications. I’m grateful that I’m able to provide her loving care at home, but I really had no other alternative. When she first needed support, choices for good quality and economical home care were severely limited, and turnover among care workers was high....

Cyberpunk 2077 suffered from over ambition, promising the world, but not refocusing the project when it became clear that it was not going to be everything it was billed as. Fans were upset that the game they had been sold could not live up to the marketing hype built around it. This is not a unique occurrence, as some games don’t live up to expectations, but as a huge AAA title from a respected developer, there was little reason to think the game would be a buggy mess....

Marco Asensio struck twice - his second the 6,000th LaLiga goal scored by Madrid - with Sergio Ramos, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema also on target. Betis had battled back from Asensio’s early opener to claim a 2-1 lead at the interval, Aissa Mandi’s header and a Nacho own goal turning the game around, with veteran winger Joaquin inspirational. But Madrid kicked up a gear for the second half, with Ramos, Asensio and Ronaldo scoring in a 15-minute period to ensure Sergio Leon’s late strike was a mere consolation, substitute Benzema wrapping up the scoring in stoppage time....

But ‘Super Mario’ is back — perhaps better than ever. His road to redemption has been a lengthy one, yet it speaks volumes of the progress that the 27-year-old has made that there was widespread — and justifiable — shock as he was omitted from interim coach Luigi Di Biagio’s Italy squad. The last time Balotelli turned out for the Azzurri was World Cup 2014, in which they embarrassingly flopped out in the first round, dumped out of the competition by Uruguay and Costa Rica....

Ivanka Trump tweeted photos of herself on Tuesday in a moss green-colored dress with floppy sleeves launching the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs in Colombia as part of the administration’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (WDGP). “I was honored to meet the 1st participants – a dynamic group of 40 women entrepreneurs!” she tweeted. “These formidable women embody the spirit of the future & I look forward to seeing their successes influence our world for the better....

Trump reportedly spoke to the Republican senator in recent weeks and told him she would not mount a campaign against him. However, she has not formally ruled out a future run for any other elected office. “Ivanka offered her support for Marco’s reelection and they had a great talk,” a spokesperson for Rubio said, according to Politico. They could also appear together at an event. The former first daughter’s decision will reignite speculation about the Trump family’s political future....

According to the BBC, the strategy is designed to dislocate children from their religious and cultural roots and sinicize them while their parents are detained in separate facilities. The investigation showed that Beijing has launched a major project to build boarding schools for Uighur children from the western Xinjiang region, where the Communist Party is persecuting residents perceived as having questionable loyalty to the central government. More than 1 million people are thought to be held in re-education camps—described by some human rights groups as akin to concentration camps....

Why Did Discord Walk Away From Microsoft? In case you need to catch up, Discord is a popular messaging and video call app that originally targeted gamers. However, the ability for anyone to make a free, niche community allowed people of all walks of life to make a Discord server, chat with friends, and host voice calls. Since its creation, Discord has been platform-agnostic and independent from big companies. Then, Microsoft stepped forward to buy Discord, causing some concern amongst users who didn’t want the fingers of big businesses to creep into their independent social spaces....

The electricity used to charge the majority of electric and hybrid cars often comes from non-renewable resources, and so other, renewable fuels are now also being considered for the future of cars. So, what fuels might we see in the near future? 1. Solar The car above may look otherworldly, but fear not, it’s just a prototype! Developers are currently working on solar-powered cars that can effectively absorb enough solar energy for journeys....

The world is getting a peep into the HTC One X+ as images of the phone with its features and pricing are available on the web. Reports say that according to this image, the One X+ is likely to be quite a few notches above the original HTC One X. According to GSM Arena, HTC One X+ will have a faster quad-core CPU, clocked at 1.7GHz along with 64 GB built-in storage....

With Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and Fornite currently being the two elephants in the room in the Battle Royale genre, Islands of Nyne is attempting to create a truly competitive and consistent multiplayer experience which is an niche that we haven’t quite seen filled yet. While the game is currently purchasable on steam, it is in an early access state and so a lot of the gameplay and features are subject to change....

According to a study by Avira’s IoT research team, 34% of all cyber attacks on smart devices occur because there is no password set to access that device. The most common smart device attacks center on gadgets like smart TVs and smart cameras. Hackers usually start by trying a series of default and common usernames and passwords - things like “admin” and “support”, the sum of which accounted for 22% of all other hacks into smart devices....